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Sunday, December 23, 2018

Daily Boom 80's Throwback: Suzanne Vega - 'Tom's Diner'

"I am sitting in the morningAt the diner on the cornerI am waiting at the counterFor the man to pour the coffeeAnd he fills it only halfwayAnd before I even argueHe is looking out the windowAt somebody coming in"It's amazing the difference that remixing a song can make. One of the very best examples of a remix completely breathing life into a song has to be "Tom's Diner" by Suzanne Vega. It was originally written back in 1981 as a much more folksy tune. It was eventually released on her 1987 album Solitude Standing, which was a huge hit. The song at that point, not so much. The diner that it referred to was actually Tom's Restaurant on the corner of 112th St. and Broadway in NYC. It was a place that she frequented often and it later became the mockup restaurant that Seinfeld imitated. In late 1989 the British group DNA decided to give "Tom's Diner" a beat and the rest was pop history. A fantastic remix was born. You remember it I'm sure."Do-do-dodo-do-da-dodo..."